overnight
Americanadverb
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for or during the night.
to stay overnight.
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on or during the previous evening.
Preparations were made overnight.
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very quickly; suddenly.
New suburbs sprang up overnight.
adjective
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done, made, occurring, or continuing during the night.
an overnight stop; an overnight decision.
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staying for one night.
a group of overnight guests.
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designed to be used on a trip or for a journey lasting one night or only a few nights. night.
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intended for delivery on the next day.
overnight letters; an overnight package.
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valid for one night.
The corporal got an overnight pass.
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occurring suddenly or within a very short time.
a comedian who became an overnight sensation.
noun
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Informal. an overnight stay or trip.
Our daughter had an overnight at a friend's house.
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Informal. a permit for overnight absence, as from a college dormitory.
She had an overnight the night of the prom.
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the previous evening.
verb (used without object)
adverb
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for the duration of the night
we stopped overnight
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in or as if in the course of one night; suddenly
the situation changed overnight
adjective
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done in, occurring in, or lasting the night
an overnight stop
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staying for one night
overnight guests
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lasting one night
an overnight trip
an overnight bank loan
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for use during a single night
overnight clothes
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occurring in or as if in the course of one night; sudden
an overnight victory
verb
Etymology
Origin of overnight
Example Sentences
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"For a company as big as PM Law to disappear overnight - policies have to be re-looked at in order for this not to happen again to somebody else in the future."
From BBC
She said the noise devices and barriers at the Cypress Park store were designed to deter illegal overnight parking, encampments and other related problems that were creating a safety hazard.
From Los Angeles Times
But when it came to boomtowns that could shrink into villages when good times turned bad—shares that might lose value overnight—human psychology was also at play.
Still, if the Super Bowl is the “ultimate trend accelerator,” as Florida-based marketing professional Craig Agranoff put it, that doesn’t mean the trend always comes to full fruition — or at least, not overnight.
From MarketWatch
Still, if the Super Bowl is the “ultimate trend accelerator,” as Florida-based marketing professional Craig Agranoff put it, that doesn’t mean the trend always comes to full fruition — or at least, not overnight.
From MarketWatch
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